Simon, Personal prefference: Use a redundent heartbeat path i.e. serial cable as well as network. Use two switch fabrics with bonded NICs. Use ping groups / nodes to detect network failure
Shouldn't need a stonith device for a firewall 2009/2/5 Benedict simon <[email protected]> > > Dear All, > > I am completely new to HA and would like to implement. > i have been using shorewall firewall for a long time but i would like to > have total redanduncy . > > i want to try HA for centos and have download the software n installed it > with no problems > > i would like to know the addional hardware i would require to have a > complete fail safe firewall setup > > i mean even if one machine fails the other machine takes over instantly > > i am having 2 idendical machines with almost similar harware each with one > network interface > > wht other hardware i would require > > apprecite your kind help > > regards > > simon > > -- > Network ADMIN > ------------- > KUWAIT MUNICIPALITY: > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-HA mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.linux-ha.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-ha > See also: http://linux-ha.org/ReportingProblems > -- Regards, Malcolm Turnbull. Loadbalancer.org Ltd. Phone: +44 (0)870 443 8779 http://www.loadbalancer.org/ _______________________________________________ Linux-HA mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linux-ha.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-ha See also: http://linux-ha.org/ReportingProblems
